• Born: 12 Dec 1778, Coventry CT
• Marriage (1): Mary Williams about 1803 in Hartford CT
• Died: 12 Sep 1855, Stockbridge MA

  General notes:

Silversmith

  Events in his life were:

• Apprenticed about 1791 to David Greenleaf in Coventry CT ¹
  

• He worked in 1804-1810 as a silversmith in Hartford CT

• Advertised in the American Mercury (Hartford CT), 8 Feb 1804, "William Greenleaf, goldsmith, with his shop at the head of Ferry St., in Hartford." ³

• He worked circa 1810-1854 as a silversmith in Stockbridge MA

• Advertised in the Farmer's Herald (Stockbridge MA), 28 Jul 1810, "William Greenleaf has this day commenced the gold and silversmith business at new shop nearly opposite Mr. Willard's Inn, where he keeps constantly on hand a small assortment of gold and silver work of every kind. He flatters himself that his long experience and strict attention to business, will enable him to give general satisfaction to all those who will please to favor him with their custom." ³

• He appeared on the 1855 census taken at Stockbridge MA, listed as a goldsmith.

William married Mary Williams about 1803 in Hartford CT. (Mary Williams was born about 1785 in Hartford CT and died on 15 Dec 1862 in Stockbridge MA.)